Re: Non-Table Oriented Data Entry Form Example Needed

From: chris leeds (chris_at_nedp.net)
Date: 03/11/04 

Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 00:20:02 -0500

the solution to your predicament is not No Tables, but oddly enough More
Tables.
you'd lay your first table out as just a simple table I usually do 3 rows, 1
column. then I split the middle row into two columns. then drop the table
structure you want for the banner area into the top cell, what you want for
the left column (usually navigation) into the left middle cell, whatever I
want for the foot into the lowest row. that leaves the remaining cell for
content.
what I usually do is make a blank page with just the table and content for
the particular area in the page in a separate folder and use the FrontPage
include to write it into the page. you'll be able to keep all your pages
how you want and changing one file, like the one for the banner area, will
change in every page you used it in.
another thing that will help is when you get the first table/ page worked
out, you don't need to do it again, just copy and paste the whole page in
folder view so you can use it as a template.
HTH 

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> "chris leeds" <chris@nedp.net> wrote in message
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> > the most common way to do it is to set a div of a specific width, then
on
> > the style *** you'd specify the align for the label to left, and the
> > fields to right.
> > I think I saw a good example of this on www.sitepoint.com
> > but I wouldn't abandon tables for css, you're much better off with both
at
> > the same time.
> >
> > what is it about the tables that's got you ticked off?
> >
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> I'm tired of lining the stupid cells up, columnspan and all that.  One
> cell gets bigger and the other one gets bigger with it.  I'm just
> tired of fooling with it.